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megamachine: a standalone construct

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History of technology

Mumford's term for a large hierarchical organization of people working as one machine, from pyramid building to modern state power.

In history of technology, megamachine refers to mumford's term for a large hierarchical organization of people working as one machine, from pyramid building to modern state power. This meaning comes from Mumford (1967) in The myth of the machine.[1]

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References

  1. Mumford, L. (1967). The myth of the machine. Harcourt, Brace & World. ISBN 9780156623414

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